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Evicted from St. John's, N.L. tent city, this man refuses bed in 'disgusting' shelter
ST. JOHNS, N.L. - A homeless man in Newfoundland says he refuses to sleep in a shelter after workers wearing balaclavas and haz-mat suits tore down a tent encampment in
Source: stcatharinesstandard.ca
Newfoundland: Man evicted from St. John's tent city
A homeless man in Newfoundland says he refuses to sleep in a shelter after workers wearing balaclavas and haz-mat suits tore down a tent encampment in St. Johns on Friday.
Source: ctvnews.ca
'Give me a door I can lock … and hot water,' says tent city resident who says for-profit shelters aren't answer
Gregory McCain says he’s worried a new task force — which was formed to find local solutions to homelessness and housing — will offer rooms in for-profit shelters to people living at the Bannerman Park tent encampment. McCain warns there are safety issues, including drug use, and says he feels much safer living in a tent than accepting that option.
Source: cbc.ca
Bannerman Park porta-potties open with ribbon-cutting ceremony despite now reopened public washrooms
Two portable toilets for the tent encampment behind the Colonial Building in downtown St. John's were opened Saturday morning. Those living in the encampment and advocacy group Tent City for Change officially marked the occasion with a ribbon-cutting ceremony.
Source: cbc.ca